Dawn French
British actress, comedian and writer · United Kingdom · Actors · Born 1957 · age 69
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Something wrong?Dawn Roma French is an English actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for writing and starring in the BBC sketch comedy series French and Saunders (1987-2007) with her friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for starring in the BBC comedy series Murder Most Horrid (1991-1999) and The Vicar of Dibley...
A life in dates
Kirsty MacColl at the BBCFilm2022
Death on the NileFilm, Bowers2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseFilm, Beatrix Potter2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UKSeries2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieFilm, Interviewer2013
The Wrong MansSeries, Linda2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesFilm2008
Lark Rise to CandlefordSeries, Caroline Arless
French & Saunders: Still AliveFilm, 2008Writer2006
The One ShowSeries2005Comic AidFilm2002
V Graham NortonSeries2001
Absolutely FabulousFilm, Writer1999
MilkFilm, Virginia1996
TFI FridaySeries1995
How to Be Absolutely FabulousFilm, Writer1994
DustyFilm1992
Absolutely FabulousSeries, Creator1988
The StorytellerSeries, Badsister 2
An Audience With Victoria WoodFilm, 19881986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveFilm1983
Bad NewsFilm, Tracy1982
The Comic Strip Presents...Series, Writer1957Born11 October 1957Also in Deutsch
Photos 1
Filmography 40
KBKirsty MacColl at the BBC
TEThe Magician's ElephantDNDeath on the Nile
RARed Riding Hood: After Ever After
AAAn Audience with AdeleRMRoald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
TIThe Big Night In
TLThe Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
CDComic Relief: Red Nose DayAMAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie
DMDawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
BOBritish Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesCNCatherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
COCoralineFAFrench & Saunders: Still Alive
LDLove and Other Disasters
TWThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
TRThe Comic Strip - A Retrospective
HAHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
RBRemember the Secret Policeman's Ball?AFAbsolutely Fabulous
MBMaybe Baby
FLFrench & Saunders - LiveMIMilk
TPThe Adventures of PinocchioHFHow to Be Absolutely FabulousDUDusty
TBThe Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
MDMr Jolly Lives Next DoorAWAn Audience With Victoria Wood
MNMore Bad News
TSThe Strike
EREat the RichTLThe Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
TSThe SupergrassBNBad News237 credits on file
Television 24
RURuPaul's Drag Race UK
TITravel Man: 48 Hours in...TMThe Wrong Mans
PSPsychovilleLCLark Rise to Candleford
TSThe Graham Norton ShowTSThe One Show
AMAgatha Christie's Marple
TSThe Paul O'Grady ShowVNV Graham Norton
DCDavid Copperfield
PAParkinsonTFTFI Friday
TDThe Vicar of DibleyAFAbsolutely Fabulous
MHMurder Most HorridTSThe Storyteller
GLGoing Live!
FSFrench & Saunders
WOWogan
TOThe Young OnesTPThe Comic Strip Presents...
AWAn Audience with...
TAThe BAFTA AwardsIn their orbit 2
About this person
Dawn Roma French is an English actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for writing and starring in the BBC sketch comedy series French and Saunders (1987-2007) with her friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for starring in the BBC comedy series Murder Most Horrid (1991-1999) and The Vicar of Dibley (1994-2007). She has been nominated for seven British Academy Television Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.
In common with Dawn
Samantha BondAlso in Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (2022)
David JasonAlso in British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Nick MohammedAlso in Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)
Jim BroadbentAlso in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Francesca AnnisAlso in Milk (1999)
Bebe NeuwirthAlso in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.